Go-cart or perambulator.



A. J. ADAMS.

GO-CART 0R PERAMBULATOR. APPLICATION FILED SEPT; 30. 1912.

Patented Sept. 22, 1914.

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A. J. ADAMS. GO-GART 0R PERAMBULATOR. APPLICATION FILED SEPT. 30, 1912.

1,1 1 1,5 1 4. Patented Sept. 22, 1914.

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THE NORRIS PETERS CO), PHOTU-LITHO., WASHINGTON. D. C.

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Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Sept. 22, 1914.

so, 1912. Serial No. 723,161.

Be it known that I, Antenna J A iaius, a

, citizen of the United States,vresiding at Chicago, in thefjcounty ,of Cook and State of Illinois, havej 'invented anew and ;useful Improvement in Gro-Carts or Perambulators,.of whichthe following vi aQspecifi'ca-i.

tion;

The present application co stitutes 'sion iofflmy application No. 546,925, filed v r v ,7,'so thatthe front cross-member 2 will be March 2 1910.

. wThe inventlon .1s illustrated its wpre t e a comp y ferredr embodiment in Figure 1 represents a side elevational view of a go-carteonstructedim accordance y with my invention Fig.2, a rear, inner,

top perspective view of a portion of the' runmng-gear frame; Flg. 3, a broken sectional view taken as'indicated at line 3 of Fig. 2; and Fig. 1,a section taken as indicated at line 4 of Fig. 1, with certain parts removed.

In the construction illustrated, A represents a running-gear frame; B, wheels mounted on forks B which are adapted to fold in pairs transversely beneath the running-gear frame'in a Well understood man- .ner; O, a handle pivotally connected with the rear portion of the running-gear frame and adapted to fold forwardly upon the same; D, a seat supported on springs D of the running-gear frame; E, a seat-back flexibly connected with the rear portion of the seat and adapted to fold forwardly upon the seat in a well understood manner; F, arms, or links, the rear ends of whichjare I pivotally joined. to the handle-bars, and the front ends of which are pivotally joined to links F whichhave their lower ends pivotally connected with intermediate portions of the side barsv of the running-gear frame; G, a locking device for securing the superstructure of the go-cart in the extended or uncollapsedcondition; and H, a foot-support which forms no part of the present in-.

vention. V e r In the preferred constructlon, the run- Myinvention relates particularly to folding .perambulators, go-carts, or baby ,fcarriages and my primary object is to-provide improved frame. construction jfor a struc-, ture of the character-indicated.

" hing-gear frame A comprises a steel bar.

which is bent into approximateU-form, thus. affording side-bars, or. members, 1, and

aT front cross-member, or Web, f2;fa 'rear cross-bar? joining the side-bars lat or near the unction withthe rear wheelforks, said shaving rearwardly turned *endsfi43 which are riveted to the [bars-1; and an iiiterme'diate cross-bar '5 which connects the side-bars 1 at or neartheir,junctionsWith the front wheel-forks, :said bar 5 having.

lrearwardly turnedlends 16 which" are connectedby rivets} to the side-bars 1.1 The front endportions: of. the members'fl are curved, upwardly edgewise, as indicated at supported somewhat above the plane ofthe bars'lr Tov aiford i meansfofg attachmenttfor the wheel-forks B, I provide bracket-members 8 which are attachedto heside-bars l and also to the cross bars and 51 Each bracketmember 8 comprises a sheet metal stamping having an upright web portion9 with an offset upper end 10 which is riveted to the bar'l, said web 9 having inturned flanges 11 from the upper ends of which extend brace-members, or arms, 12 which are secured to the cross-bar by rivet 13 The end portion 10 is secured to the side-bar 1 by rivets 14:, and the wheel-forklies be tween the inturned flanges 11 and is connected therewith by a pivot 15. When the wheel-fork is in the upright. position, it bears against the inner surface of the lower 'end portion of the web 9.. The handleC preferably comprisesside-bars 16 and across-bar 17 joining the upper ends thereof. The rear endportions "of the side-bars 1 of the running-gear frame are curved upwardly and connected with the. lower ends of the handle-bars 16 by pivots 18'.

The wheel-forks are connected in pairs at opposite sides of the cart by means of longitudinal bars 19, so t-hat the pair of wheels at each side of the cart isadapted to fold as a unit upwardly and inwardly beneath the running-gear frame. Any suitable means for bracing the wheel-forks crosswise with relation .to thego-cart may be employed. I

In the illustration given, 20 designates a portion of. collapsible link-mechanism of In the illustration given, the seat D is mounted on leaf-springs D which fhave wen known construction, which may serve to brace the wheel-forks transversely. "1

downwardly turned front ends 21 secured,

' by rivets 22, to the cross-bar 5.

The frame construction described is light, strong and durable, V and 'provides for the secure attachment and bracing of the wheel.- forks.

The foregoing detailed description has been given for clearness of understanding only, and no undue limitation should having their upper ends secured to said sidebars and havinginturned flanges with extensions aflording brace members which are secured to sald. cross-bar, and wheel-forks pivotally connected with said bracket-members and adapted to foldinwardly to meet the running-gear frame.

2. In a structure'fof the character set forth, the combination of a running-gear frame comprising side-bars, cross-bars havingangular ends secured; to said side-bars,

said bracket-members,

bracket-members comprising "web portions having their upper endssecuredto saidsidebars and having inturnedflfla-riges with extensions afl'ording brace-members, said brace-members secured to sa'id cross-bars, pivotsgcarried by the inturned flanges of and wheel-forks mounted on said pivots and adapted to swing inwardly-beneath the running-gear frame. a

3. In a structure of. the character set forth, the combination of a running-gear frame comprising a U-shaped bar having vrearwardly extending arms affording :sidebars, cross-bars having? angular ends se curedito said side-bars, bracket-members comprising web portions having their upper ends securedto said side-bars at theouter sides thereof and having inturned flanges with extensions affordlng brace-members, said brace-members secured to' sald crossbars, f pivots carried by the inturned flanges of said bracket-members, and wheel forks mounted on said pivots and adapted to swing inwardly. beneath the running-gear 'frame. l 1 i I Witnesses: j 4 ANDERSON, v

R. A. ,SCHAEFER.

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